Sony Ericsson have consistently held their place within the top 5 mobile phone manufacturers for over 10 years, this is in no small part due to the vast range of new handsets that the manufacturer releases on an almost weekly basis.
It does not seem that long ago when a Sony Ericsson mobile phone would conjure up images of square, brick shaped devices with a massive antenna poking out of the top of them, having said that these were still far smaller and feature rich than their competitors’ offerings, which were sometimes better at holding the door ajar than making wireless phone calls.
The merger between Sony and Ericsson took place 5 years ago and the combination of these two very capable manufacturers has produced some of the most sophisticated and functional mobile devices ever to grace the mobile market.
Sony Ericsson have catered for every users requirements, from the technofobes who shy away from new fandangled technology but realise they do have a need for a mobile phone if just for emergency situations right through to the gadget hungry, self proclaimed ‘geeks’ who relish the fact that they can own a the latest and most feature rich handsets.
At the bottom of Sony Ericsson’s portfolio where the handsets are simply for making and receiving calls and text messages there are the budget range. These include models such as the Sony Ericsson J100i and J230i.
These handsets are easy to use and do not include high-end features such as cameras, mp3 players and email support, they are simply there to make calling and texting a no hassle task. Because of the lack of these power draining applications these phones hold some of the longest battery lives of the Sony Ericsson range, ideal for people who literally just take their mobile phone with them in case of emergency.
Moving up the scale the next range of handsets encountered are the K-Series, these range from low specification, budget models with simple VGA cameras right through to 3.2 megapixel camera phones. This range is easily recognisable for its candy-bar design, there are no flips, clamshells or slider models, they are simply incased units with the display screen on the front of the phone with the keypad situated underneath and a camera lens on the back.
The low end of the K-Series offers models such as the K310i, a simple camera phone offering Bluetooth, Mp3 Player and 3D gaming. This model is small and light and not over fussy on design, ideal for users looking for a camera phone on a budget.
The mid range of K-Series features more technologically advanced models such as the Sony Ericsson K610i, a 3G enabled phone with a 2.0 megapixel camera and support for face to face video calling, this particular model is a great entry phone into the world of fast download speeds and mobile video that is 3G.
At the top of the K-series range there is the Sony Ericsson K810i, this device takes the camera to a high quality 3.2 megapixels with cybershot technology allowing for autofocus, zoom and flash. Other K810i features are Bluetooth, MP3 Player, FM Radio and 3G support.
The top of the range Sony Ericsson models and probably the most known of all of their phones are the W-series Walkman devices, this is where Sony really has their input of years of manufacturing Sony Walkman products such as portable CD players and MP3 players.
These are music orientated mobile phones, starting with the W300i that is a low budget, flip phone offering Walkman applications for uploading music tracks from a PC and creating playlists, finishing with the Sony Ericsson W880i, a slim and stylish music phone featuring a 2.0 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and 3G support, it is at the very top of the W-series and a gadget hunters dream device.
As Sony Ericsson move into the future they are already giving consumers a taste of what is to come, expect more and more megapixels from the cameras, new versions of the Walkman software for even more user defined options and new technologies for helping professionals in their businesses lives.
The mobile device is set to take over from standalone products such as cameras and MP3 players, in the future consumers should only need to leave the house with just one item to communicate, capture and amuse themselves and Sony Ericsson are certainly heading in the right direction to fulfill that dream.
By: Susan Hargreaves
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Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones – The Evolution Continues
March 23rd, 2010Posted in Articles
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Sony Eric W910i – Musically Magnificent
March 9th, 2010
The incredible Sony Ericsson W910i gives you the most wonderful music experience. This mobile phone from Sony Ericsson’s walkman series ensures that you enjoy great music round the clock. This phone gives you the facility to change tracks just by shaking it. This shake control facility helps you move forward and backward in the track list just by flipping your wrist. It will shake your soul and shuffle your mind with its astounding features.
This slim phone has a slider design and is integrated with advanced SenseMe technology that helps you create a play list of your favourite tracks. With its motion sensors you can browse through your play list, shuffle and select tracks just by shaking the phone. It is bundled with highly sophisticated technologies like 3G HSDPA , Disc2Phone Software and Mega-Bass feature. In this amazing phone you can store upto 8000 tracks according to your choice and preferences.
This great innovative phone weighs only 86 grams and measures 99 x 50 x 12.5 mm. It has a highly efficient 2 Mega Pixel camera with 2.5 X zoom and advanced features to give you the facility to capture the wonderful moments of life.
The Sony Ericsson W910i has a 2.4 inch screen display with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels on which images and videos are displayed with immense clarity. These photos, videos and songs can be easily transferred from the phone. If you wish to have all the details regarding your favourite track like the artist and the album name, then rely on the TrackId feature. You can enjoy and thrill yourself with the most exciting games on the W910i. Just Control all the functions in the games by simply tilting the phone.
The Sony Ericsson W910i is equipped with a battery that offers an amazing 9 hrs of talk time and 400 hours standby. The lithium polymer 930 mah battery ensures that you enjoy long conversations and great music uninterruptedly.
By: Alice Erin
Sony Ericsson W580i Review
March 6th, 2010
As a mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson W580i is a testament not to discount just how important the ‘cool factor’ of a mobile phone could be. Never mind the extra features or goodies, and strip away all the inner software, the cool factor relates, quite simply, to how stylishly awesome a mobile phone is. In the case of Sony Ericsson’s W580i, this could not be more clear, as, there are many other mobile phones that offer much better features, and yet, few that really just look anywhere near as cool.
Features of a Sony Ericsson W580i
For the purposes of this review, it should be assumed that coolness is an actual feature. Why shouldn’t it be? After all, it is part of the phone, albeit the superfluous exterior, that most defines how cool or how stylish a phone is.
In terms of the W580i, it is really tough to decide where to begin. As a slidephone, it is definitely very accessible, with buttons that are easy to click on the keypad, and exterior buttons that offer direct access to the Walkman functions. Even in this simple slider, some of the urban style that is hallmarked by the W580i is apparent, with a hot orange colour backing on the slider itself.
Truly, the rest of the phone pretty much follows suit, all of it engineered to exude the urban style that it is targeted at. Essentially, it looks sporty yet hip, and has many gimmicks that further accentuate that. First of these is the ‘shake control’ feature, where simply shaking the phone can cause it to switch and shuffle tracks. Next is the pedometer, that is bound to be nice for anyone that likes a brisk walk or jog. After all, with mobile phones slowly incorporating absolutely everything, why not a pedometer?
In addition, there is the Walkman music player that never fails to impress, as well as a 2.0 megapixel camera, and support for a memory stick that can go up to 1GB. Particularly, this memory stick support may be crucial as, with only 12 MB internal memory, if any decent amounts of songs are to be stored on the mobile phone, more memory is a necessity.
A Cool Music Player Phone
Blatantly, the Sony Ericsson W580i is designed for those who aren’t too bothered as to whether or not their camera is a 5.0 megapixel high definition one, or simply a 2.0 megapixel one. Instead, the W580i focuses on mobile phone deals with customers that want that something different, something special, and something cool.
After all, as things stand the W580i pretty much has the market for urban style designs pretty much to itself, and certainly seems to be benefiting from having the W580i as a mobile phone to appeal to non-techies.
Perhaps at some point other mobile phones with just as interesting styles will come out, although it does stand to reason that the vast majority of styles should tend to remain in the elegant and professional type category. Still, for those who would feel like having a mobile phone worth showing off with its distinct style, then the Sony Ericsson W580i is best of the mobile phone deals out there in this regard.
By: Caroline Telford
